29 August 1979

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Show

Start of show: "Well. good evening music lovers. Tonight, 'Join Hands', which is the second LP from Siouxsie and The Banshees, will be broadcast in its entirety, and free from specious comments from my good self. Plus a repeat of our Undertones session of February [1] 22nd of this year. Also included, the first seven records in my Party 40, and today we've been recording a session to be broadcast shortly [2] by these blighters."

He thanks everybody for the birthday cards, and apologises for "vigorously advertising" it. Kid Jensen ("Jerkin") got him an autographed Liverpool programme, an autographed picture of Kenny Dalglish, and a bottle of wine.

Plays Billy Boy Arnold track at wrong speed – blames the fact it is on a 33rpm EP.

Last section of the show is devoted to the first seven records from the 40 that Peel plays over two nights to mark his 40th birthday. The remaining 33 would be played the following evening, the actual night of his birthday, 30 August 1979. A full list of the 40 from one of the music papers appears is posted in the Files section of the Peel Mailing List. These don't appear to be in the order played, but Peel says they aren't necessary his favourite 40 records anyway. Rather, they are the 40 he would like to hear at his birthday party.